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clean_git_repo.sh
# find top 10 largest files
git rev-list --objects --all | grep -f <(git verify-pack -v .git/objects/pack/*.idx| sort -k 3 -n | cut -f 1 -d " " | tail -10)
# clean repo
git filter-branch --index-filter 'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch *.mov' -- --all
rm -Rf .git/refs/original
rm -Rf .git/logs/
git gc --aggressive --prune=now
# push changes
git push -f origin master
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